Energy tradeoffs between Northeast fishery production and coastal power reactors

Stephen Rochereau and David Pimentel

Energy, 1978, vol. 3, issue 5, 575-589

Abstract: An investigation of the energy trade-offs between Northeast fishery production and coastal power reactors included an analysis of the fishery as an energy producer and the potential impact of once-through cooling nuclear power plants on fishery energy output. The Northeast fishery system is highly efficient in food protein-production (an input of 4 kcal per kcal of fish protein produced). For every ton of fish protein lost, an added 1.4 × 104 ton oil equivalent per year would be required to replace the fish protein with livestock protein. Assuming perfect substitutability between forms of energy, the impact of a river/salt water sited reactor represents 2% of its annual energy output (measured by fish yield loss and “excess energy investment” loss in equipment). Employing sound environmental and energy conservation management in both fishery activities and nuclear power plant siting, combined with judicious water cooling technology, it would appear that the fishery and power reactors can be relatively compatible.

Date: 1978
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(78)90073-7

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